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Marc Mayo

Chelsea target Thomas Strakosha reveals ‘dream’ of playing for club amid talk of transfer battle with Fulham

Thomas Strakosha has spoken of his delight at being linked with Chelsea.

The Albanian goalkeeper is out of contract at Serie A club Lazio and had been strongly touted for a move to Fulham, before the interest from Stamford Bridge arose.

He told the Here We Go podcast: “I’m really honoured to be linked with a top club like Chelsea, it’s a dream.

“I’ve been dreaming of the Premier League since I was a kid.”

Chelsea are described in media reports as interested in Strakosha as a potential replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga, who is said to be a target for Lazio where old Blues boss Maurizio Sarri is in charge.

Elsewhere, Chelsea are confident of completing a deal for Jules Kounde despite late interest from Barcelona.

Sevilla have reportedly told the LaLiga giants that a player-exchange deal involving Clement Lenglet or Sergino Dest is not of interest with Kounde valued at £51million.

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